Pam Herd
Professor of Public Policy, Georgetown University, visiting at Nuffield College, University of Oxford.
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Watch out: AA changes how it handles oversold flight bump compensation
American Airlines implemented changes to its oversold flight compensation policy this week in an effort to reduce the total amount it pays to rebook passengers on oversold flights. Rather than providing the same amount of bump compensation to all...
Between Tolerant Containment and Concerted Constraint: Managing Madness for the City and the Privileged Family - Neil Gong, 2019
How do public safety net and elite private mental health providers cope with a key dilemma since psychiatric deinstitutionalization—managing madness when people...
10 tips for avoiding health insurance scams
Shopping for health insurance is confusing - especially when the Internet is full of websites promising amazing rates. Here are some tips for smart shopping.
Healthcare.gov is opening for business Nov. 1. Here are some health insurance shopping tips.
Shopping for health insurance can be overwhelming. Here are some tips to help you prepare for open enrollment season for the ACA marketplace, healthcare.gov, which runs Nov. 1 through Dec. 15.
People First Disability Policy
Justice & Inclusion for the Disability Community
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How the Social Safety Net Reduces Childhood Poverty
Children are ravaged by the highest rates of poverty compared with all other age groups in the United States. Social safety net programs, especially tax credits and food stamps, have already helped reduce childhood poverty to some degree, says...
US held record number of migrant kids in custody in 2019
COMAYAGUA, Honduras (AP) — The 3-year-old girl traveled for weeks cradled in her father's arms, as he set out to seek asylum in the United States. Now she won't even look at him. After being...
Illinois nurse took in disabled teen, then tortured and killed her, police say
Peggy Lynn Johnson was 23 when her body was found covered in burns and bruises along a Wisconsin road. Linda LaRoche has been charged in her murder.
Fiscal 50: State Trends and Analysis
Fiscal 50: State Trends and Analysis, an interactive resource from The Pew Charitable Trusts, allows you to sort and analyze data on key fiscal, economic, and demographic trends in the 50 states and understand their impact on states’ fiscal health.
A Surprising Finding on Paid Leave: ‘This Is Not the Way We Teach This’
New mothers who took leave in California were less likely to work a decade later than those who didn’t. Why?
In Flint, Mich., Lead Crisis Moves From Homes to Schools
The city’s schools, stretched even before the lead crisis, are struggling with demands for individualized education programs and behavioral interventions for children with high lead exposure.
Biden’s Attacks on Warren Turn Personal, Drawing Some Complaints of Sexism
By calling Warren’s approach “condescending,” “angry” and elitist, Biden and his allies are making a risky case against a female candidate. He says the criticism has nothing to do with gender.
Buyer beware: ‘Junk plans’ plague health care market
Shoppers should keep their wits about them this enrollment season.
Mike Bloomberg urged to buy Fox News: ‘The greatest thing that he could do for the country’
If former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg wants to do something to help defeat President Donald Trump, Republican George Conway has an idea: buy Fox News. Bloomberg owns his own news empire with tighter editorial standards than Fox News when it comes...
Breaking precedent, UW System presidential search panel has no faculty, academic staff
The nine members that will identify System President Ray Cross’ successor is the smallest and least inclusive presidential search committee of any going back at least to the early 1990s.
Federal appeals court backs AG Josh Kaul, keeps GOP lawmakers out of abortion case
A federal appeals court this week ruled Wisconsin's Legislature can't intervene in a lawsuit brought by Planned Parenthood, leaving it to the Democratic attorney general to defend the state's abortion laws.
Math Looks The Same In The Brains Of Boys And Girls, Study Finds
Brain scans of 104 boys and girls doing basic math tasks found no gender differences. The finding adds to the evidence that boys and girls start out with equal ability in math.
High-ranking Capitol Police official admits he circumvented protocol to fire female officer
Day Three of a Capitol Police sexual discrimination trial reveals Chrisavgi Sourgoutsis' direct supervisors were not involved in her firing.